Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06
THE DEMOCRATIC REGENTS CAR.
RY THE CITY BY 124 MA
J0RITY.
Election.

The election last Monday caused
more interest to be taken by citizens
than is usual at spring elections. The
constitutional amendment forbidding
the manufacture and sale of liquors was
the means of drawing the attention
Of voters, and in fact more interest
was manifested by this question than
any other. The strife between j. d.
Turnbull and r. j. Kelley was the
next in interest. The contest for the
Judgeship of this circuit, at first look
ed as if it was going to be tame one,
but the attack Of the Labor Journal
on Mr.. Turnbull changed the situa-
ton completely and resulted in real
bitter strife. Mr.. Turnbull, in card,
charged the Journal man with offer
ing the Journals support for 800.
The Journal man denied the charge,
and there the matter rested.
On the part of the Prohibitionist's
lively campaign was waged in favor
of the prohibitory constitutional
amendment. For several weeks they
had, almost every night, a public
meeting where the liquor business was
discussed. Several able speakers
we're brought from outside to plead
their case-the most noted being w.
T. Mills.
The judicial discussion continued
after the last papers had been issued,
and both the judicial committees fir
ed shots at each other by means Of
dodgers.
On Sunday the Democrats discov-
cred that some one had got out a bo-
gus Democratic State ticket-having
the name of r. j. Kelley in place of
j. d. Turnbull.
Monday morning opened up warm
and bright and there was every evil
dence of pleasant day. Workers
and voters of both parties were soon
at the polls, and from the opening Of
the polls to the close, excepting at
noon, there were groups of men at
the polls, voting or trying to get some
one else to vote. The workers were
armed with ballots and slips. At the
first ward polls were gathered most of
the Republican leaders-Albert Pack,
Geo. L. Maltz, A. N. Spratt, E. X.
Potter, G. FL. Sleator and many 9TH
er workers. The contest, most APP
parent to spectators, was between the
parties for or against the prohibition
amendment.
At the Second ward polls, much
interest was taken in the contest for
the office of constable. Cashier
Yerzerski was on both the Fusion and
Republican tickets, and Samuel B.
Carr, the well known colored cook of
the Alpena House. ran on the stump,
against both parties.
During the afternoon the tempera-
ture got very low and a biting north
wind made those about the polls feel
the reverse of pleasant. 1t did not
appear to make much difference with
the Republican workers and they
seemed TO keep warm by their lively
labors at FASTING Republican slips on
Democratic tickets. At this work
number of log camp foremen we're es-
pecially successful, and they evidently
understood the business we'll, for
when they got the Republican slips
pasted on the ticket of some Demo.
cratic shanty boy, they stood by that
man until his ticket had been deposit
ed in the ballot box. On the Demo.
cratic side the principal work appear
ed to be for j. d. Turnbull.
Some time during the afternoon a
number of ladies visited the First
ward polls, and pleaded with the men
TO vote in favor of the Prohibition
amendment
1t was very evident also that the
Republicans we're determined to get
out all of their voters. Near the
close of the polls they could be seen
TO examine their lists, and teams we're
dispatched after the missing ones.
From noon until near the close of the
polls there was a great rush at the LIST
and End ward polling places. Voters
had to wait considerable time and